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Stash-Busting, Frilly Circular Washcloth Knitting Pattern

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I have had a lot of fun developing patterns for the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop, but now that we’re six months in I’m honestly a little bored with squares. So I thought it would be fun to do a circular washcloth this month, and to use it as a way to use some of my leftovers from other projects.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

This knit circle dishcloth is super easy to knit, and you can use the exact same method and rate of increases to make circles of all sizes, from washcloths to placemats to giant circular shawls.

I used two colors because mine was a stash-busting project, but you can use the same color throughout if you like. I feel like I need to warn you that the picot bind off takes forever (it really felt like it took as long as knitting the whole rest of the dishcloth) and uses a huge amount of yarn. And it makes the edge more frilly than circular, but I like it. You can just do a normal bind off if you prefer.

Materials

about 72 yards total of medium weight cotton yarn (I used Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton in Cayenne and Blueberry; the leftovers from the Two-Color Moss Stitch Dishcloth)

set of 4 size 8 US/5 mm double-pointed needles (you might also want a short circular toward the end)

stitch marker (optional)

Gauge

Gauge is not critical but I got about 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch/2.5 cm in Stockinette Stitch in the round.

Size

My dishcloth is about 9 inches across but you can make any size you like by continuing to increase or stopping earlier if you want a smaller one.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

Knitting the Frilly Circular Washcloth

Using main color, cast on 6.

Divide onto 2 DPNs, join in round and knit 1 round.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 12 stitches.

Knit 2 rounds. Divide onto 3 DPNs whenever you want.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 24 stitches.

Knit 3 rounds.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 48 stitches.

Knit 4 rounds.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 96 stitches. At this point you may want to switch to a circular needle and add a stitch marker to note the end of the round.

Knit 5 rounds.Knit a frilly circle dishcloth with Knitted Kitchen.

*K1, yo. Repeat from * around. 192 stitches.

Knit 2 rounds and switch to second color, if desired.

Knit 2 rounds.

To do the picot bind off, *cast on 2 stitches (I used cable cast on, but you can do whatever you like). Bind off 4. Slip stitch from right-hand needle back to left-hand needle and repeat from * around.

Cut yarn and weave in ends.

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More Knitted Kitchen

Check out my other patterns from the series: Loop Stitch Washcloth | Ridged Ribbon Eyelet | Cartridge Rib Dishcloth | Two-Color Moss Stitch Dishcloth | Vine Lace Dishcloth

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]